Dr. Blaine Sanford

Dr. Sanford graduated from Onsted High School in 2000. He continued his education at MSU where he received a Bachelor's degree and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. Dr. Sanford has been with our team at Clinton Trail Animal Hospital since July 2008 and went on to purchase the clinic in July 2011. He and his family love spending time on their farm with their two dogs, numerous chickens and other birds, and their cat.

Dr. Sue ​Griffes

Dr. Sue graduated with her Doctorate from Michigan State University in 1987. She has been practicing holistic medicine since 2009, utilizing whole food supplements, Western and Chinese herbs, and more. She started working at Clinton Trail in December 2017.

Dr. Lynn Lawitzke

Dr. Lynn graduated from Michigan State in 1982. She enjoys reading and drawing with graphite and pastels. She has two cats, Willow and Sebastian, along with two dogs, Mandy the Collie and Finn the Standard Poodle.

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Evelyn Sanford, Office Manager

Evelyn has been a part of the Clinton Trail family since July 2011 and has two Associates degrees. In 1977 she attended WCC for Dental Assisting and then more recently in 2011 she attended Jackson College to study sonography. She enjoys spending time with her cats, Domino and Lance, and working in her vegetable garden.

Ashley R,
​Veterinary Tech

Ashely graduated in 2006 from Stautzenberger College with her Associates in Veterinary Technology. She has two beautiful daughters and enjoys working out, hiking, kayaking, and spending time on the lake. She also has a gold retriever named Peaches, a bearded dragon, and a guinea pig.

Warren Miller,
Vet Assistant and Tech Support

Warren joined the Clinton Trail family in April of 2016. He graduated from Onsted High School in 2011 and attended Jackson College for a short time, focusing on computer networking. He loves working with animals and in his free time if he is not spending time with his wife and their fur babies, he is out fishing.

Pam Crowther,
Vet Assistant

Pam has been a valuable member of the Clinton Trail Animal Hospital team since April of 1992. Born and raised in Jackson, she graduated from Northwest High School in 1972. She has many four-legged kids, a Husky named Nick and five cats, Max, Hector, Charlie, Edie, and Sheldon.

Carly Burkhart, 
Vet Assistant

Carly started working for the clinic in May of 2022. She has attended Baker College. She also has her dog Callie, who she loves to spend time with.

Connie Gibson, Office Assistant

Connie has been a part of our team since May 2007. She graduated from High School in 1996, went on to attend Jackson College to graduate and became CPC Certified. Connie loves working with people and being able to help the next pet in need. She enjoys supporting her children, spending time with her family (including 4 legged fur babies) and friends.

Elaine Mandreger, Office Assistant

Elaine joined the CTAH staff in August 2018. She graduated from Northwest High School and received her Associates in Business from Jackson College. She and her husband are currently owned by their beloved Scottie Dog. Elaine enjoys helping improve the health of our clients’ four legged family members.

Gerald Sanford, Grounds Manager

Gerald has been a part of our team at CTAH since August of 2011. He graduated from Whitmore Lake High School and attended Heritage College & Theological Seminary for some time. Gerald says, "My wife has cats, and I love my wife"

Wyatt Sanford, Maintenance Asst.

Wyatt became part of CTAH in the spring of 2023. He spends much of his time participating in 4H and archery shoots, along with clubs and extracurricular activities at school such as band, choir, and drama. He also loves spending time on is family’s farm and with his bunny, Thumper.